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Jeremiah 46:2-10

2Against Egyptלְמִצְרַ֗יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,against the armyחֵ֨ילcheilH2428of Pharaoh–nechoH6549kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,which was by the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָ֖תpe.RatH6578in Carchemishבְּכַרְכְּמִ֑שׁbe.khar.ke.MishH3751,which Nebuchadrezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894smoteהִכָּ֗הhi.KahH5221in the fourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֔יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141of Jehoiakimלִיהוֹיָקִ֥יםli.ho.ya.KimH3079the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

3Orderעִרְכ֤וּ'ir.KhuH6186ye the bucklerמָגֵן֙ma.GenH4043and shieldוְצִנָּ֔הve.tzi.NahH6793,and draw nearוּגְשׁ֖וּu.ge.ShuH5066to battleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421.

4Harnessאִסְר֣וּ'is.RuH631the horsesהַסּוּסִ֗יםha.su.SimH5483;and get upוַֽעֲלוּ֙va.'a.LuH5927,ye horsemenהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםha.Pa.ra.ShimH6571,and stand forthוְהִֽתְיַצְּב֖וּve.hit.ya.tze.VuH3320with yourhelmetsבְּכ֥וֹבָעִ֑יםbe.Khoa.'ImH3553;furbishמִרְקוּ֙mir.KuH4838the spearsהָֽרְמָחִ֔יםha.re.ma.ChimH7420, andput onלִבְשׁ֖וּliv.ShuH3847the brigandinesהַסִּרְיֹנֹֽת׃ha.sir.yo.NotH5630.

5Wherefore have I seenרָאִ֗יתִיra.'I.tiH7200them dismayedחַתִּים֮cha.TimH2844andturnedנְסֹגִ֣יםne.so.GimH5472away backאָחוֹר֒'a.chOrH268?and their mighty onesוְגִבּוֹרֵיהֶ֣םve.gi.bo.rei.HemH1368are beaten downיֻכַּ֔תּוּyu.Ka.tuH3807,and are fledנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127apaceוּמָנ֥וֹסu.ma.NosH4498,and look not backהִפְנ֑וּhif.NuH6437: forfearמָג֥וֹרma.GorH4032wasround aboutמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6Let not the swiftהַקַּ֔לha.KalH7031flee awayיָנ֣וּסya.NusH5127,nor the mighty manהַגִּבּ֑וֹרha.gi.BorH1368escapeיִמָּלֵ֖טyi.ma.LetH4422;they shall stumbleכָּשְׁל֖וּka.she.LuH3782,and fallוְנָפָֽלוּ׃ve.na.Fa.luH5307toward the northצָפ֙וֹנָה֙tza.Fo.nahH6828byיַ֣דyadH3027the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָ֔תpe.RatH6578.

7Who is this thatcometh upיַֽעֲלֶ֑הya.'a.LehH5927as a floodכַּיְאֹ֣רkay.'OrH2975,whose watersמֵימָֽיו׃mei.MavH4325are movedיִֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּyit.ga.'a.ShuH1607as the riversכַּנְּהָר֕וֹתka.ne.ha.RotH5104?

8Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714riseth upיַֽעֲלֶ֔הya.'a.LehH5927like a floodכַּיְאֹ֣רkay.'OrH2975, and hiswatersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325are movedיִתְגֹּ֣עֲשׁוּyit.Go.'a.shuH1607like the riversוְכַנְּהָר֖וֹתve.kha.ne.ha.RotH5104;and he saithוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will go upאַֽעֲלֶה֙'a.'a.LehH5927, andwill coverאֲכַסֶּה־'a.kha.seh-H3680the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776;I will destroyאֹבִ֥ידָה'o.Vi.dahH6the cityעִ֖יר'irH5892and the inhabitantsוְיֹ֥שְׁבֵיve.Yo.she.veiH3427thereof.

9Come upעֲל֤וּ'a.LuH5927,ye horsesהַסּוּסִים֙ha.su.SimH5483;and rageוְהִתְהֹלְל֣וּve.hit.ho.le.LuH1984,ye chariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393;and let the mighty menהַגִּבּוֹרִ֑יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368come forthוְיֵצְא֖וּve.ye.tze.'UH3318;the Ethiopiansכּ֤וּשׁkushH3568and the Libyansוּפוּט֙u.FutH6316,that handleתֹּפְשֵׂ֣יto.fe.SeiH8610the shieldמָגֵ֔ןma.GenH4043;and the Lydiansוְלוּדִ֕יםve.lu.DimH3866,that handleתֹּפְשֵׂ֖יto.fe.SeiH8610andbendדֹּ֥רְכֵיDo.re.kheiH1869the bowקָֽשֶׁת׃Ka.shetH7198.

10For this isthe dayוְֽהַיּ֨וֹםve.hai.YomH3117of the Lordלַאדֹנָ֧יla.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֣הYah.wehH3069of hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,a dayי֤וֹםYomH3117of vengeanceנְקָמָה֙ne.ka.MahH5360,that he may avengeלְהִנָּקֵ֣םle.hi.na.KemH5358him of his adversariesמִצָּרָ֔יוmi.tza.RavH6862:and the swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719shall devourוְאָכְלָ֥הve.'a.khe.LahH398,and it shall be satiateוְשָׂ֣בְעָ֔הve.Sa.ve.'AhH7646and made drunkוְרָוְתָ֖הve.ra.ve.TahH7301with their bloodמִדָּמָ֑םmi.da.MamH1818:for the Lordלַאדֹנָ֨יla.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֧הYah.wehH3069of hostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hath a sacrificeזֶ֠בַחZe.vachH2077in the northצָפ֖וֹןtza.FonH6828countryבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776by the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָֽת׃pe.RatH6578.

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